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Three ivory netsuke The third by Ittosai, 19th century image 1
Three ivory netsuke The third by Ittosai, 19th century image 2
Three ivory netsuke The third by Ittosai, 19th century image 3
Property from the collection of John D. MacDonald

Lot 2136Y

Three ivory netsuke
The third by Ittosai, 19th century

Fine Japanese Works of Art
20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New York

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Three ivory netsuke

The third by Ittosai, 19th century
The first carved as a group of gingko nuts gathered together in a pile; the second, a study of a boy catching a fish in a basin; the third a manju netsuke carved with a boy playing flute carved in low relief, signed Ittosai 2 1/4in (5.7cm); 2in (5cm) wide; 1 3/8in (4.6cm) diameter

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Provenance: Previously sold Sotheby's, Los Angeles (the first), and Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York (the second).

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